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1. For purposes of this chapter, "boating facilities" excludes docks serving four (4) or fewer <br />single-family residences. <br />2. Private docks shall be prohibited on all rivers except the Columbia River. <br />3. Boating facilities, marinas and extended mooring sites shall: <br />a. Be located and designed as not to obstruct or cause danger to normal public <br />navigation of water bodies; <br />b. Be restricted to suitable locations and should avoid locating in critical habitat <br />including spawning and holding areas for anadromous fish; <br />c. Avoid or mitigate aesthetic impacts; <br />d. Mitigate special impacts of live-aboard vessels, such as water and wastewater needs, <br />and garbage collection; <br />e. Limit the total number of slips dedicated to live-aboard vessels to twenty percent <br />(20%) of marina’s total slips; <br />f. Mitigate impacts to existing public access and navigation; <br />g. Provide documentation of ownership or authorization to use associated water areas; <br />h. Demonstrate that state and local regulations will be met. Agencies responsible for <br />such regulations shall be consulted as to the viability of the proposed design; and <br />i. Submit an operations and site plan demonstrating: <br />1. Location and design of fuel handling and storage facilities to minimize <br />accidental spillage and protect water quality; <br />2. Proper water depth and flushing action for any area considered for <br />overnight or long-term moorage facilities; <br />3. Adequate facilities to properly handle wastes from holding tanks; <br />4. Suitable environmental conditions and shoreline configuration; <br />5. Adequate access located away from the immediate water's edge; <br />6. Adequate parking and restroom facilities located landward of the shoreline <br />buffers shown in KCC 17B.05.050(B)(1). <br />4. Boat launch ramps shall comply with KCC 17B.06.050(B)(3)(a)(b)(c)(f)(g) and (h) shall meet <br />the following: <br />a. Minimize the area disturbed by boat launch construction. <br />b. Submit an operations and site plan demonstrating: <br />i. Vegetation management, mowing and trimming; <br />ii. Litter pick-up and disposal; <br />iii. Appropriate directional and regulatory signs; <br />iv. Adequate access located away from the immediate water's edge; <br />v. Adequate parking and restroom facilities located landward of the shoreline <br />buffers shown in KCC 17B.05.050(B)(1). <br />5. Piers, ramps, and docks permitted on lakes and the Columbia River shall meet the following <br />dimensional standards: <br />a. To prevent damage to shallow water habitat, piers and/or ramps shall extend at least <br />forty (40) feet perpendicular from the OHWM. Docks shall be positioned at least forty <br />(40) feet horizontally from the OHWM. <br />b. Float components for single party docks shall not exceed the dimensions of eight-by- <br />twenty (8-by-20)-feet or an aggregate total of one hundred sixty (160) square feet for <br />all float components. Float components for joint-use docks shall not exceed the